Planting method of Beauty Sakura

Beautiful cherry is a perennial herbaceous flower of Verbenaceae, which is often cultivated for one or two years. The plant is about 20 cm tall, the branches are extroverted, grape-shaped, the branches are densely flowered, the spikes are terminal, but the flowering parts are corymbose, the flowers are white, red, blue, snow blue, pink, etc., the flowering period is from May to November, the sex is very strong, suitable for potted ornamental or layout flower bed flower border.

Sowing time: because the outer seed coat contains inhibitory substances, so the germination rate is not high, soak the seeds in water for one day. The suitable temperature for germination is 15-20 degrees.

Cultivation place: sexual preference for sufficient sunshine, if insufficient sunshine, the plant is easy to grow, flowering is more scattered, not luxuriant enough, so under sufficient sunshine, it can produce large and elegant flowers. Sakura can withstand high temperature and is cultivated in South China. The suitable temperature for growth is about 20-28 degrees.

Flowering management: water the flowering period every 2-3 days, and remove the residual flowers. After flowering, it can be pruned moderately at 5cm off the ground, and then watered and fertilized to sprout new buds and blossom again.

Watering: although it can withstand drought, the uniform moisture of the culture soil can make the plant grow more luxuriantly. In spring, autumn and winter, it should be watered every 2-3 days, once a day in summer or once in the morning and evening.

Fertilization: if too much nitrogen fertilizer, less flowering, so the average application of the three elements.

Pruning: as it grows vigorously, it is often necessary to pay attention to head-shooting, pruning and retraction, control plant growth, promote new branches, renew old branches, prolong florescence, and have more inflorescences. Manure should be applied once or twice after pruning. After a year of growth, the stem of the mother plant is semi-lignified, the growth is weak, not exuberant enough, and the flower is not complicated, so it should be renewed by cutting in spring to eliminate the old plant.

In order to make potted beauty cherry green branches and green leaves, blossom constantly, flowers colorful, in the maintenance should pay attention to:

① basin soil selection. The cultivation soil with loose, fertile and good drainage performance should be selected in the pot substrate, and the rotten organic fertilizer and some superphosphate should be applied to the bottom of the pot before planting.

② watering and fertilizing. As the beauty cherry likes fertilizer and moisture, in addition to applying base fertilizer, thin liquid fertilizer needs to be applied every month during the growing period. The potted soil should be kept moist, but the watering should not be too frequent, otherwise it will cause the basal leaves to grow or wither, affecting the pregnant buds and flowering. The basin soil should be a little dry in winter.

③ coring and pruning. When the seedlings grow to 10 cm high, it is necessary to pick the heart to promote the lateral branches to germinate and the plant type is compact. At the same time, in order to blossom continuously, the residual flowers should be cut off in time after each flower, and the management of water and fertilizer should be strengthened in order to reproduce new branches and blossom.

④ lighting and updating. Beautiful cherry is a light-loving plant, which should be cultivated in a sunny place during the growth period, and move to an indoor sunny place before Frosts Descent. The mother plant is easy to aging and needs to be renewed every 2 years.

Time: 2019-05-25 Click: